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DC’s March 2022 Solicitations

DC has posted the full complement of solicitations for March 2022, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. That month sees a crossover between The Flash, Suicide Squad, and Teen Titans Academy titles called “War for Earth-3”, as well as a team up between Wally West and Nightwing in the latter’s solo book. Plus, the debut of the Black Label title Rogues, as posted here yesterday.

You can see the solicits in their entirety at CBR.

SUICIDE SQUAD #13
Written by ROBBIE THOMPSON and DENNIS HOPELESS
Art by EDUARDO PANSICA, JULIO FERREIRA, and DEXTER SOY
Cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
Variant cover by GLEB MELNIKOV
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 3/1/22
As the War for Earth-3 begins to rage, Rick Flag’s new Squad—including Cheetah, Mirror Master, Peacemaker, and a parademon of Apokolips—confronts Waller with a mission to bring her home and stand trial for her crimes. But Waller didn’t go to Earth-3 alone and now the Squad must face its predecessors, including the deadly Talon, Match—a clone of Superboy—and the Justice Squad’s newest member from Teen Titans Academy.

THE FLASH #780
Written by ROBBIE THOMPSON and DENNIS HOPELESS
Art by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYAN
Cover by NIKOLA ČIŽMEŠIJA
Variant cover by MAX DUNBAR
$3.99 | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 (card stock)
ON SALE 3/15/22
Even the Fastest Man Alive can’t outrun all the danger of the War for Earth-3. Enlisted by his former teammates on the Teen Titans, Wally West helped bring the Titans to Earth-3 but will any of them make it home? Chased by Earth-3’s Johnny Quick, the Scarlet Speedster quickly finds himself running out of options.

TEEN TITANS ACADEMY #13
Written by ROBBIE THOMPSON and DENNIS HOPELESS
Art by MIKE NORTON
Cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
Variant cover by PAMELA HOOGEBOOM
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 3/22/22
Caught between the Suicide Squad and the Crime Syndicate, the Teen Titans fight to free the missing academy student from Amanda Waller. With time ticking away towards when the Titans must return home or risk being stuck on Earth-3 forever, the team faces an impossible choice.

WAR FOR EARTH-3
Written by ROBBIE THOMPSON and DENNIS HOPELESS
Art by STEVE PUGH
Cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
Variant cover by GLEB MELNIKOV
1:25 variant cover by LIAM SHARP
1:50 variant cover by GUILLIEM MARCH
$5.99 US | 48 pages | 1 of 2 | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 3/1/22
The Teen Titans, the Flash and the Suicide Squad all collide on Earth-3—home of the evil Crime Syndicate—on the hunt for former Task Force X mastermind Amanda Waller. As Waller tries to take over the alternate Earth and dethrone evil versions of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and other heroes that rule it, her former partner—Rick Flag—arrives on E-3 bent on making Waller pay for her crimes, while the Titans and Flash hunt for a missing academy student they believe was kidnapped by Waller to form her mysterious Justice Squad.

WAR FOR EARTH-3
Written by ROBBIE THOMPSON and DENNIS HOPELESS
Art by DEXTER SOY
Cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
Variant cover by GLEB MELNIKOV
$5.99 US | 48 pages | 2 of 2
Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 3/29/22
The War for Earth-3 comes to a close as the Crime Syndicate, Teen Titans, the Flash, and Suicide Squad all battle in one final conflict that decides who lives, who dies, who makes it back home, and who’s left stranded on Earth-3. With the Justice Squad’s plan to take over the alternate Earth and claim it as their own, the heroes of the Teen Titans and conscripted members of Rick Flag’s Suicide Squad must finally work together…but have they waited too long to stop Amanda Waller?

NIGHTWING
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by GERALDO BORGES
Cover by BRUNO REDONDO
Variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
1:25 variant cover by CULLY HAMNER
The Batman variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (card stock)
ON SALE 3/15/22
A Nightwing and Wally West story, part 1 of 2! When it’s easier to go buy bagels as Nightwing than as Dick Grayson because everyone is either trying to get him for his money or kill him for the price on his head, Nightwing realizes he’ll need to enlist the help of his Teen Titan friends as his bodyguards, and the first to volunteer is of course his best friend…Wally West, a.k.a. the Flash!

JUSTICE LEAGUE INCARNATE
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and DENNIS CULVER
Art by ANDREI BRESSAN
Cover by GARY FRANK
Variant cover by JORGE FORNÉS
1:25 variant cover by ANDREI BRESSAN
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 5 of 5 | $5.99 US Variant (card stock)
ON SALE 3/1/22
In this shocking conclusion, Justice League Incarnate must face their worst threat yet: each other! With half the team under the control of the forces of darkness, what chance do they have of stopping Darkseid from achieving his ultimate victory? No matter who wins, everyone loses because the real crisis has yet to come…

ROGUES
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by LEOMACS
Cover by SAM WOLFE CONNELLY
Variant cover by MASSIMILIANO LEOMACS
1:25 variant cover by MICHAEL CHO
$6.99 US | 48 pages | 1 of 4
Prestige Plus | 8 1/2″ x 10 7/8″
ON SALE 3/22/22
17+
Ten years ago, the Rogues disbanded and went their separate ways. But time hasn’t been kind to the former blue-collar super-criminals. Caught in an endless cycle of prison, rehab, dead-end jobs, broken relationships, probation, and endless restitution fees, the Rogues are sick of paying for their crimes. Luckily, Captain Cold has a plan. One last job that will leave them all richer than their wildest dreams and free from their past…if they can survive. This is the Rogues as you’ve never seen them before, reimagined by the incredible talents of master storytellers Leomacs (Basketful of Heads) and Joshua Williamson (Batman, The Flash, Infinite Frontier). DC Black Label presents Rogues, a neo-noir heist that will make your blood run cold..

TEEN TITANS BY GEOFF JOHNS OMNIBUS (2022 EDITION)
Written by GEOFF JOHNS and others
Art by MIKE McKONE, TONY S. DANIEL, TOM GRUMMETT, and others
Cover by MIKE McKONE and MARLO ALQUIZA
$150.00 US | 1,440 pages | 7 1/4″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-545-2
ON SALE 5/31/22
Offered again! Witness the birth of the new Teen Titans as Superboy, Kid Flash, Robin, Wonder Girl, Cyborg, and more join together to reform the DC Universe’s premiere teen super-team! This hardcover omnibus is a must for any Teen Titans fan and collects Johns’s entire epic run.

DC PRIDE 2021 HARDCOVER
Written by JAMES TYNION IV, MARIKO TAMAKI, NICOLE MAINES, and more!
Art by KLAUS JANSON, AMY REEDER, TRUNG LÊ NGUYEN, and more!
Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
$17.99 US | 144 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-523-0
ON SALE 4/26/22
DC’s very first Pride celebration collected in a beautiful hardcover edition! In 2021, DC celebrated Pride Month with stories and pinups starring fan-favorite LGBTQIA+ characters Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Midnighter, Batwoman, Aqualad, Alan Scott, Future State Flash, Renee Montoya, Pied Piper, and many more! Now you can own the hardcover collection, which also features the thrilling introduction of new hero DREAMER to the DCU (as seen on The CW’s Supergirl), a stunning pinup gallery, additional short stories, and six exciting profiles of DCTV’s LGBTQIA+ characters and the actors who play them!

DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by GREG CAPULLO
and JONATHAN GLAPION
$19.99 US | 232 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-511-7
ON SALE 4/12/22
Get ready for the reality-shattering encore—now in softcover! Writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, the legendary team behind Dark Nights: Metal and Batman: Last Knight on Earth, reunite for one last tour of DC’s Dark Multiverse. When the Earth is enveloped by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League is at the mercy of the Batman Who Laughs—who is reborn as the Darkest Knight! Humanity struggles to survive in a hellish landscape twisted beyond recognition, and Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman are trapped in nightmare worlds within the Dark Multiverse! It all comes down to the Darkest Knight versus Wonder Woman, in the most metal-est DC event of all time—paving the way for the future of the DC Universe! Collects Dark Nights: Death Metal -7.

DC ONE MILLION OMNIBUS (2022 EDITION)
Written by GRANT MORRISON and others
Art by VAL SEMEIKS and others
Cover by RYAN SOOK
$99.99 US | 1,080 pages | 7 1/4″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-616-9
ON SALE 5/3/22
Wonder Woman soars into new adventures in Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace Vol. 2. Collecting chapters 12-23 of the digital series, the Amazon Princess leaps into action around the globe. Whether it is teaming up with Zatanna on the Las Vegas Strip or working with The Cheetah to take down poachers in Africa, Wonder Woman never wavers in her quest for peaceOffered again! In the 853rd century, Earth remains safe, thanks to the heroics of the JLA of the future, but they have never met anything as deadly as Solaris, the Tyrant Sun. As this threat becomes too much to handle, these heroes of the future turn to the only group they know can help: the original JLA. Collects the entire DC One Million event! !

“Rogues” Black Label Story Announced

DC has announced a Black Label story for mature readers beginning in March, titled Rogues and featuring everyone’s favourite Flash villains. The series is written by former Flash writer Joshua Williamson with art by Italian artist Leomacs, and will feature some beaten-down Rogues in the future deciding to pull off a heist against Grodd’s criminal empire in Gorilla City. The story will purportedly have a darker, crime noir tone.

You can read more about the four-issue series and see a few preview pages at Newsarama, and the first issue should be included in tomorrow’s March 2022 solicitations. Check out the preview pages with cool art at the link!

Justice League Incarnate #1 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s Justice League Incarnate , and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features Avery Ho fighting a Rogue who hasn’t been seen in a few years, and a familiar expy team on Earth-8 learns the fate of their missing teammate Machinehead.

 

JUSTICE LEAGUE INCARNATE
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
and DENNIS CULVER
Art by ANDREI BRESSAN
and BRANDON PETERSON
Cover by GARY FRANK
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | 1 of 5
Variant by JORGE FORNÉS
$5.99 US (Card stock)
ON SALE 11/2/21
After the shocking ending of Infinite Frontier, Justice League Incarnate defends the Multiverse from Darkseid across infinite Earths!
Following a devastating defeat at the hands of the one true Darkseid, the Superman of Earth-23 leads a team of superheroes from myriad worlds that includes Flashpoint Batman, China’s Flash from Earth-0, Captain Carrot from Earth-26, and the brand new superhero DR. MULTIVERSE from Earth-8 in a last ditch effort to stop the end of every possible universe as we know it!
Written by Joshua Williamson and Dennis Culver with first-issue art by Brandon Peterson and Andrei Berssan and a rotating cast of artists exploring the many different worlds of the DC Multiverse, this can’t-miss series is the next thrilling chapter in the Infinite Frontier saga!

Flash #776 Preview

DC has posted four preview pages from next week’s issue of The Flash, featuring Doctor Fate and a whole lot of breaking of the fourth wall. The story leads in to the upcoming “Eclipso War”.

Check out the preview at Adventures In Poor Taste!

 

THE FLASH #776
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by FERNANDO PASARIN
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
Variant cover by JORGE CORONA and IVAN PLASCENCIA
$3.99 US | 32 PGS | $4.99 US VARIANT (Card stock)
ON SALE 11/16/21
Doctor Fate arrives to whisk the Flash away to the IN-BETWEEN, a two-dimensional causeway filled with demonic forces. Now it’s up to YOU, the reader, to help the Scarlet Speedster make his way through the dangerous dimension toward his final destination and the beginning of a brand-new adventure!

DC’s February 2022 Solicitations

DC has posted the full complement of solicitations for February 2022, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. The solicits have thankfully diversified a bit more after the past few months of mostly Batbooks, and the Eclipso arc continues in the solo Flash series.

You can see the solicits in their entirety at CBR.

THE FLASH #779
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYAN
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON
Variant cover by JORGE CORONA
Black history month variant cover by ALEXIS FRANKLIN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
ON SALE 2/15/22
Unexpected heroes arrive to help the Flash in his final confrontation with Eclipso. Can Wally West move fast enough to save the universe? Find out in part three of “The Eclipso War!”

JUSTICE LEAGUE INCARNATE
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and DENNIS CULVER
Art by CHRIS BURNHAM and ANDREI BRESSAN
Cover by GARY FRANK
Variant cover by JORGE FORNÉS
1:25 variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 4 of 5 | $5.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
ON SALE 2/1/22
THIS ISSUE…A HERO DIES!
Doctor Multiverse discovers there is a threat greater than Darkseid! Is the Justice League Incarnate’s only option to work with the Lord of Apokolips? Meanwhile, on Earth-7, Orion and Aquawoman lead the rest of the team to gain control of the Oblivion Engine! But by the time this issue is over…a member of Justice League Incarnate meets their end!

GREEN LANTERN: ALLIANCE
Written by MINH LÊ
Art and cover by ANDIE TONG
$9.99 US | 144 pages | 5-1/2″ x 8″ | Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-77950-380-0
ON SALE 4/26/22
The creative team behind Green Lantern: Legacy brings back Tai Pham in the action-packed sequel we’ve been waiting for!
It’s only been a few months since Green Lantern Tai Pham inherited his ring from his Bà and defeated his nemesis, Xander Griffin. But Tai knows their last battle was only the beginning, and even though no one believes him, Tai is determined to prove that Xander is up to his old tricks again.
When a string of fires start popping up around Coast City, Tai finds himself stretched thin as he struggles to keep up with school, training, working at the store, and following Xander’s trail. That is, until a new hero, Kid Flash, shows up on the scene with an offer to help. Can the heroes find the arsonist before it’s too late?

ACTION COMICS #1040
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON and SHAWN ALDRIDGE
Art by RICCARDO FEDERICI and ADRIANA MELO
Cover by DANIEL SAMPERE
Variant cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
Black history month variant by ALEXIS FRANKLIN
$4.99 US | 40 pages | $5.99 US Variant (Card stock)
ON SALE 2/22/22
Superman has become a force to be reckoned with inside Warworld’s arena, and Mongul questions his decision to keep his enemies alive. As Superman’s new Phaelosian ally Kryl-Ux teaches him new ways to fight without powers, he starts to win Warzoons over to his cause…but someone within his inner circle finds their allegiances tested. Meanwhile, the elusive Midnighter uses his talents to find the missing members of the Authority.

TEEN TITANS ACADEMY #12
Written by TIM SHERIDAN
Art by MIKE NORTON
Cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
Variant cover by FICO OSSIO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
ON SALE 2/22/22
It’s all come down to this! As their lives are literally tumbling down around them, the Titans must contend with the betrayal of their most troubled student—who has just unmasked themselves as Red X—plus a familiar face from deep in their darkest days, determined to exact an unholy vengeance upon Nightwing. In the end, after the epic collision of past, present, and future, who and what of Teen Titans Academy will still be standing?

WONDER WOMAN: EVOLUTION
Written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
Art by MIKE HAWTHORNE and ADRIANO DI BENEDETTO
Cover by MIKE HAWTHORNE
Variant cover by SIMONE DI MEO
$3.99 | 32 pages | 4 of 8 | Variant $4.99 US (Card stock)
ON SALE 2/15/22
Wrenched away from Earth and marooned on an alien world, Wonder Woman must stand trial as Earth’s proxy as alien gods determine if humankind even deserves to exist. Diana believes she’s the equal to any challenge placed in front of her, but even she is not ready to take on the entire Justice League in a battle with no quarter asked and none given! Wonder Woman goes cosmic with writer Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn) and artist Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool, Daredevil).

HARLEY QUINN #12
Written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
Art and cover by RILEY ROSSMO
Variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
1:25 variant cover by RIAN GONZALES
$3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
ON SALE 2/22/22
If Superman had to deal with a bomb on a runaway train barreling toward Gotham, he’d just throw the whole thing into outer space like a football. Zatanna would do some cool magic thing. Aquaman would, like, summon an army of bomb-defusing dolphins or something. But I’m Harley Quinn…and I can’t do any of those things. So how am I gonna defuse the bomb, save Kevin, and stop Keepsake from destroying Gotham? Well…I’m workin’ on it, okay? Don’t rush me! But I’ve definitely, certainly, without a doubt got it handled. Probably.

ABSOLUTE MULTIVERSITY
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art by IVAN REIS, FRANK QUITELY, JIM LEE, and others
Cover by RIAN HUGHES
$99.99 US | 620 pages | 8 1/8″ x 12 1/4″ | Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-561-2
ON SALE 7/19/22
Grant Morrison’s masterpiece is now collected in an oversize Absolute format! Join DC heroes from 52 alternate Earths as they band together to battle a menace that spans the entire Multiverse. Featuring artwork by Ivan Reis (Justice League), Frank Quitely (All-Star Superman), Jim Lee (Batman), and many others, this volume collects all the issues from the Multiversity series, including the director’s cuts editions, plus loads of extras!

CHALLENGE OF THE SUPER SONS
Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art by MAX RAYNOR, JORGE CORONA, and EVAN STANLEY
Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
$16.99 US | 168 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-510-0
ON SALE 3/29/22
The boys are back! Picking up where the sensational Adventures of the Super Sons left off, the son of Batman and the son of Superman are back in the spotlight and ready to give evil a good spanking. A mysterious woman from beyond time has appeared to the DCU’s favorite sons, and her arrival heralds certain doom (that’s a hint, everyone) for things to come! It’s a time-twisting adventure that casts our favorite super-spawn as the saviors of the Justice League—battling the likes of Vandal Savage, Felix Faust, and heavy grocery bags along the way!

Flash #775 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features Wally and other heroes struggling to deal with a mysterious weapon from space which landed in Central City…and it seems to have strange effects on people.

Check out the pages at the link.

THE FLASH #775
Writer: JEREMY ADAMS
Artist: FERNANDO PASARIN
Cover: BRANDON PETERSON
Variant Cover: JORGE CORONA
$4.99 US | 48 PGS | $5.99 US VARIANT (Card Stock)
ON SALE 10/19/21
Hunt for the glaive!
When a mysterious glaive crash-lands in the middle of Central City, the Flash must race against time to stop its ill effects, all while keeping an army of super-villains from obtaining this unknown and sinister cosmic prize.